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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2016
Saudis resume Sanaa airstrikes as three-day Yemen truce expires
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired, residents in the capital said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2016
Saudi-led airstrike kills at least 16 members of Yemeni imam's family
At least 16 members of the extended family of a Yemeni mosque imam were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike on their family home in northern Yemen by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, a Reuters witness, a medic and a resident said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2016
WFP aid ship reaches Houthi port after communication gear is offloaded in Saudi diversion
A World Food Program (WFP) ship carrying humanitarian aid offloaded its cargo in Yemen on Wednesday, the United Nations said, after it was diverted to Saudi Arabia last month because it was carrying communications equipment.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2016
Saudi-led coalition says investigating Iran embassy attack claim
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen will investigate an accusation by Iran that coalition jets targeted the Islamic republic's embassy in Sanaa on Wednesday night, coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asseri said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Al-Qaida-linked forces take two south Yemen towns; MSF hospital hit in airstrike
Al-Qaida fighters retook on Wednesday two southern Yemeni towns they briefly occupied four years ago, residents and local fighters said, exploiting the collapse of central authority in Yemen in its eight-month war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2015
Shades of U.S. in fractious Iraq: Aden's citizens give V-signs to Saudi forces
As Saudi soldiers drive armored vehicles around Aden, the port in southern Yemen they helped recapture from rebels, young men clap and children flash the V-for-victory sign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2015
Clad as woman, Islamic State suicide bomber slays 10 at Houthi mosque; airstrike kills family
At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at a mosque run by Yemen's Houthi group, security sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2015
Taiz residents claim Houthi rockets killed 14 civilians
Rockets fired by Houthi militiamen killed 14 civilians, most of them children, as fighting intensified for control of Yemen's third largest city, Taiz, residents said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2015
Houthi boss dismisses loss of Aden, orders rebels to fight on
The leader of Yemen's Houthis urged his militia on Sunday to fight on against Yemen's Gulf Arab-backed government, dismissing its recapture of Aden last month as a "limited" achievement made possible by Ramadan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2015
Islamic State branch claims responsibility for deadly car blast outside Sanaa mosque
Islamic State's Yemen branch claimed responsibility for a car blast outside a mosque used by the Houthi group on Monday that police sources and medics said killed five people and wounded seven others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces break stalemate, seize Aden airport in sudden push
Yemeni forces recaptured Aden's international airport and some city districts from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday, in a sudden advance after months of stalemate, the exiled government said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2015
Yemen truce talks clouded by intense Saudi-led bombardment of Houthi positions
Nearly 100 people were killed on Monday in airstrikes across Yemen, the Houthi-run state news agency reported, as a Saudi-led coalition stepped up attacks that are likely to weigh on efforts to broker a humanitarian truce.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2015
Islamic State claims its car bombs killed, wounded 50 in Houthi-held Sanaa
Car bombs killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi group in Sanaa on Wednesday, in coordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2015
Hadi's fledgling ground force faces tall order in halting Houthi advances in Yemen
Crawling under barbed wire and leaping over burning tires, dozens of bare-chested young fighters train in a barren part of central Yemen, preparing to head to the front lines of their country's worsening conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2015
Peace talks scrubbed as fighting engulfs Yemen; Houthis suffer first key setback in south
Local Sunni Muslim militia ejected Shiite Houthi rebels from much of the southern Yemeni city of Dalea on Monday, residents and combatants said, inflicting the first significant setback on the Iranian-backed rebels in two months of civil war.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2015
Saudi-led airstrikes hammer Sanaa hours before truce; U.S. urges Iran to divert freighter to Djibouti
Saudi-led airstrikes hit the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday hours before a five-day humanitarian truce was set to begin, and Washington cautioned against "provocative actions" after Iran dispatched a cargo ship to Yemen.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
Saudi-proposed five-day truce starting Tuesday in Yemen gets conditional Houthi nod
Yemen's dominant Houthi group accepted a five-day humanitarian cease-fire proposed by its adversary, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday but said it would respond to any violations of the pause.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Besieged Aden sees worst fighting yet
Airstrikes and artillery fire rocked the Yemeni city of Aden overnight as combatants battled for control of the main airport in fighting residents said was the worst in over a month of war.
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Video apparently by Islamic State group film shows Yemen executions: SITE
A new branch of the Islamic State group in Yemen on Thursday issued a video showing what it said was the beheading of four Yemeni soldiers and the shooting of 10 others, the SITE Intelligence group reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015
Saudi-led airstrike on Sanaa airport a bid to stop Iranian plane from landing; aid crisis worsens
Jets from a Saudi-led alliance destroyed the runway of Yemen's Sanaa airport on Tuesday to prevent an Iranian plane from landing there, Saudi Arabia said, as fighting across the country killed at least 30 people.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Japan's labor crunch persists despite slight improvement
Over 300 companies went out of business in fiscal 2023 due to labor shortages, according to Teikoku Databank.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
Pentagon reveals drone types for Replicator program to counter China
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 loitering munition during training exercises in Fallon, Nevada, last July. The U.S. Defense Department plans to use small drones — known in the Pentagon as “all-domain attritable autonomous systems” — to help counter Chinese military systems and tactics.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.

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